Continued from page 01 ON Thursday, police personnel, though high in number, were seen lounging on chairs. The registration desk meant to keep a record of protesters lay unmanned. A lone police officer recorded the eveningu2019s proceedings on his mobile phone, while his colleagues stood on the footpath, keeping a close watch. The hardcore profiling that began a few days ago u2014 with even a banana- seller not being spared u2014 seemed to be down.

On Wednesday and Thursday, some women offered flowers to police personnel, promising to keep the protest peaceful. On Valentineu2019s Day, they are planning to give 5,000 roses to Senior Police Inspector of Nagpada police, Shalini Sharma.